Suffixes Practice Worksheet
A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focused on identifying and understanding common suffixes.
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you practice identifying and understanding suffixes.
What are Suffixes?
A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or part of speech. For example, adding '-ful' to 'help' makes 'helpful', which means full of help.
1. The suffix in the word 'quickly' is .
2. The suffix in the word 'teacher' is .
3. The suffix in the word 'colorful' is .
4. The suffix in the word 'sadness' is .
5. Which suffix means 'without'?
-ful
-less
-er
-ly
6. Which suffix can turn a noun into an adjective?
-ness
-ment
-able
-ing
7. Add the suffix '-ful' to the word 'wonder' to make a new word. What does the new word mean?
8. Add the suffix '-er' to the word 'farm' to make a new word. What does the new word mean?
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
9. The turtle walked across the road.
10. Being with your toys can make them break easily.
11. The concert was very , everyone clapped.
12. My aunt is a wonderful in the choir.
13. The suffix '-ing' usually means something is happening now.
True
False
14. Adding '-ness' to a word always makes it a verb.
True
False